State of Siege (1972)

Original title

État de siège

Directed by

Costa-Gavras

Genre

drama film, political thriller film

Country

Germany, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

16

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 111 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1970 Uruguay, a US government official working as an advisor is kidnapped by leftist guerrillas. The film follows the standoff between the captors and the authorities as they negotiate for his release.

suspensefultensepolitically chargedgrimslow-burnsoberunsettlingthought-provoking

What happens

State of Siege (French: État de siège) is a 1972 French–Italian–West German political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand and Renato Salvatori. The story is based on the kidnapping and killing of Dan Mitrione, a USAID official, by Uruguayan Tupamaros in 1970. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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